+Christian Plummer I moved from a nice area in the UK to a nice area in the US and I can tell you the cost difference was massive. I would say it would cost more than a million to have a house like that in the UK. Remember these houses would be in very nice towns/cities in the US. In the UK the majority of cities are dumps with a few exceptions.
depends on the location, in los angeles they would be around a million as well. but in some parts of the us - ie kansas - they can be as cheap as 250,000.
By UK standards these houses are Huge. we don't have anything like this here. I love Americanisms 'McMansions' that's just spot on.! Some Europeans are anti-US. not all of us.. thanks for posting.We love America! Geoff..UK
+bluedoris smith If you live in the UK you should look to moving out of that hole. I done it over 20 years ago and it was the best decision I have every made. In the right cities you can buy houses for 200,000 that will be like 500,000 to 700,000 in the UK. What you have to factor into this is the cities/towns that these houses are in. America is full of small wealthy towns like Harrogate in north Yorkshire but the difference with the US towns is that houses can be had from 200,000 to 500,000 that would easily cost from 500,000 to 2,000,000 in Harrogate.
I wonder why British love Americans but hate Europeans, you're much closer to Europe don't You know.. I blame it on that rain, it makes your brains damp and mouldy :P
bighands69 I want to live in the states but can't find the right city with the right suburbs I want. I want to live in one of those suburbs with tree lined streets. Could you help?
Josh360 In California, a neighbourhood like this would probably look a little different (Spanish-styled, much nicer in my opinion), however, these homes would probably cost around $800,000 in the LA area, and even more in San Francisco. However, in Texas or Oklahoma or Kansas any state with a few fast-growing new cities these houses would be very affordible and typical. $200,000-$500,000 depending on the city and specific neighbourhood probably in Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, NW Arkansas, etc
This is an upper middle class suburban home builder community most likely in the Eastern USA. Construction is of wood frame with brick veneer fronts, vinyl siding, asphalt roofing, mid to lower grade vinyl or aluminum windows, and builder stock interior finishes. Large spaces are favorable over quality materials. This is typical construction of the pre-housing crash of the last decade. This type of community, while still popular with older Americans, or those with children, is not as popular with younger professionals where the trend is moving towards urban condo units or smaller homes in or closer to urban areas.
Speak for yourself. I’m a Millennial who prefers the suburbs. Also, most 20 somethings can’t afford houses like this. Then they get 10 years into their career, have a family, and move to a house like these.
With 'not popular' you mean 'can't afford', right? Because everybody dreams of a nice house in the suburbs. If you still live in an urban condo at the age of 40, you did something wrong.
Michael Cason suburban neighborhoods are in every city in every state of America. They’re made for the good citizens who are responsible and make enough money to live in them.
Clearly you never been inside an American home. Well insulated, sturdy wood framing, nice shatterproof glass windows, central air conditioner/heating, spacious garage, big bbq backyard.
No misrepresentation here my friend! The majority of Americans are middle class, and these homes are DEFINITELY middle class! If you think these houses are large, you should see what the RICH people live like!
They are large middle class homes and if everybody pushed them self they could own one of these. There are middle class people with smaller properties but they would still be ample properties.
You mean, US wake up? Here in the netherlands at least, we value community, pedestrians, cyclists, and many kinds of ammenities like schools, stores, social meeting places that are perfectly accessible by foot or bicycle. Most importantly, we value an active and social life for kids. In this video, kids seem locked up in their homes because they need a car to go anywhere or cross a street where cars drive speeds like 45 mph.
Actually Americans living in places like this do not get dirty shoes. They get into their car from a paved parking lot or covered garage, drive home and park inside their garage. When they mow the lawn they never touch dirt (or mow when it is raining). In fact, they don't do a lot of walking at all.
Here in my country you could only find those houses in quaint subdivisions for rich people. Here in Philippines if you live in the suburbs, your house might probably be near highways and chaotic streets. We dont have that kind of suburbs here where green and wide lawns and peaceful backyard, thats what I envy about the U.S: their suburbs and perfectly designed urban planning. Here in Philippines almost everything is expensive thats why we dont have much that kind of houses here.
omg those houses are hugeeee dang son..the space taken by 1 american house can fit 5 houses in my country...houses here have high fence..no driveway just a small garage enough to fit in 1 car..no backyard..no lawn..
The US national average home size is 2,600 Sq ft. (242 m²) The US has the world's largest homes on average. Australia was no.1 until recently. But it is now supposedly a very close 2nd. Then Canada is no.3, with the rest of the world averaging home sizes considerably smaller than Canada.
+Yougo Glencoco The average American home is 2,600 Sq ft. And was even in the news recently about the US having the biggest homes. money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/real_estate/american-home-size/ At 2,598 Sq ft that makes the American home 241 Sq meters. As of a 2013 census. And it grew again in 2014 to just shy of 2,700 Sq ft. And the Median average is 2,500 Sq ft. www.aei.org/publication/todays-new-homes-are-1000-square-feet-larger-than-in-1973-and-living-space-per-person-has-doubled-over-last-41-years/ Both Australia and the US have been in near statistical ties for home size for years. With the rest of the world behind us. But the US reigns supreme compared to Australia when it comes down to sherr infrastructure size. ^_~ But then again the US has a bigger population to serve as well without any space limitations to build it. :D
Yes American homes are trending smaller. Young professionals trending smaller units closer to urban centers or slightly smaller (than in last decade) detached houses closer to urban centers or developed areas.
Actually size has leveled off and recent trends (talking northern Virginia) show sales increasing for smaller size urban developments over larger size suburban units.
+Michael Cason Yeah. OK I see what your saying. But on a national level the average home is still growing and hit a new record size of 2,500 Sq ft. (Median average) The mean was roughly 2,700 Sq ft. But yes in some places homes have averaged smaller. By me there getting bigger. But a 1 hour drive from me homes (very slowly I might add are trending smaller with more folks moving to the city. However some of those high rises have now become bigger them selves as more luxurious accommodations have become more popular. So it all depends.
are the houses enough insulated ? with windows double glass ? heat system efficient with heat pump ? may be solar panel ? in europe we have houses low consumption for the energy . it s the norm B B C Batiment Basse Consommation . and we 'll have soon houses passiv who product more energy than it uses .
Olli Woods dawn of the dead was filmed at universal studios. They just recreate the available land or the already built town and made it look like the one in the movie
This seems more Eastern-US like, because the houses aren't quite as new. idk. Looking at Dallas, and most cities within the Middle/West of the USA, the houses tend to be more brick/stone, and not so tall. More spread out? idk
Are these mansions? They look like it. Some of the houses look bigger than my house, I live in a 2 storey house. Immaculate landscaping, the grass looks so green there.
actually, I live in an area where the cost of living is fairly low, so my previous cost estimate probably was low... these homes are probably more expensive than I estimated
For people wondering, this is typical housing for upper-middle class in America. Of course it depends where you live. I live in the Dallas suburbs and homes like these can be affordable even if you are just middle class.
I always thought the average suburban house looked nicer than those here in the British aisles. They have so much more space, and they are nowhere near as bleak as your average housing estate here.
Bleakness I agree entirely, but size not at all. I don't need any of that size to be happy or for any other reason. Smaller houses are perfectly fine as well.
I think I'll join you with that idea, it looks brilliant to live like that. I feel extremely ignorant by saying this but do they do all that christmasy traditions like in films? :L
Where was this video taken? I noticed there are no fences. Perhaps midwest? I'm afraid this is NOT typical. The average American does not have a home like that. Those homes would be in the upper-middle class range.
Actually, Americans don't "like" such homes; developers make more money building them, and there are vast forests of timber to harvest. Once the rules get set, the systems follow. Have a look at villagetowns (dot) net to see an alternative approach for American housing.
Typical asking price in 2014 for one of these houses is $425,000 (see www.zillow.com/homedetails/35572-Lee-Dr-Round-Hill-VA-20141/68460071_zpid/). Usually the family buying such a house would be trading up, so they will have a larger down payment. Collectively the husband and wife would need to pay about $2,000 a month in mortgage, tax and HOA fees. If they rented, that is what they would pay in rent, but would build no equity. That would make the family middle class, with a collective income of about $100-125,000 a year. The Typical owner is described by Zillow as: Rat Racers -Dual-income suburban families. These married couples with children lead very busy lives, with most bringing in two paychecks per household. Education level varies from high school to college. So, no they are not millionaires. They are families carrying high debt and entirely dependent on their jobs to live there. Their house is bigger (McMansion) on a small lot made of cheap materials, lacking any distinctive character and highly vulnerable to the cost of commuting (i.e. when gas prices rise.) To quote Zillow: The median home value in Round Hill is $435,300. Round Hill home values have gone up 11.0% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 2.1% within the next year. The median list price per square foot in Round Hill is $191, which is lower than theWashington Metro average of $212. The median price of homes currently listed in Round Hill is $529,000 while the median price of homes that sold is $355,000. The median rent price in Round Hill is $2,200, which is higher than the Washington Metromedian of $1,899.
villagesteward 450,000 your kidding where I live these houses would only be 200,000-300,000 they are only like 2500 sqft and they are ugly too they aren't even the nice McMansions
shit, houses are that cheap in the US? In Switzerland we pay around 1mio+ CHF (about 1mio+ USD) for a house like this. But I have to admit that our houses are not made of wood and do have a strong basement.
Joe I was born in canada, live in USA now. Yes houses here are very cheap compared to most other countries. Americans live in castles and don't even realize it. I mean, many houses are smaller than in this video. But houses like this aren't that expensive
In answer to imthecoffee: Wikipedia: In American suburban communities, McMansion is a pejorative for a type of large, new luxury house which is judged to be oversized for the parcel or incongruous for its neighborhood. Alternatively, a McMansion can be a large, new house in a subdivision of similarly large houses, which all seem mass-produced and lacking in distinguishing characteristics, as well as appearing at odds with the traditional local architecture.[1]
Lol such a house would cost 800.000 to a million in the netherlands. Also a programming job here brings 50k a year, in the US 100k minimum. Makes me consider moving there
Those houses are very big but also very tacky with fake wood effect vinyl siding, only thing missing is equally tacky cadillac escalade with 20" chrome wheels parked on the driveway...
i know everyone says how big they are but in my opinion, can be boring if you are in a town without nothing to do ,it is more like farm i think europ is more more fun.even when in europ people live in small houses and apartments. in Europe you take a plane and in 1 hour you are in a diferent country , you can experience different cultures .history ,food but if you are in the usa take a plane and in 8 h you are still in usa ,wooden houses ,big houses booooooring nothing to do too new , dificult to smell culture and history even living there i think people can be more superficial and materialistic.but thats just my opinion not offence
mikey garcia bro take an 8 hr flight and u r in the ghettos of the U.S, ik cause im American, we have the ghettos, the exotic houses, the big rich mansions, typical suburbs, boring apartments, normal small houses etc
trust me america is WAY more diverse and has different cultures for example the culture in Texas is not the same from New York and New York isn’t the same from LA or Hollywood . We have ALOT of MAJOR cities and different terrains we have deserts beaches , mountains , and forests LITERALLY everything is in the USA its so big and vast it varies from where you go ! just from my point of view people in the us don’t seem to care about europe and usually just shrug it off and or laugh about how small and dirty it is but i actually like europe its beautiful especially france and the uk 🇬🇧 love from the USA 🇺🇸❤️
Ugh I hate seeing the exposed vinyl siding on these homes makes them look cheap. American suburbs for the most part are very nice I live in a very good one. But is burb is typical middle class .3 acre lots.
Depending on where one lives, houses like these are easily attainable for the average middle class family. If this is in a less expensive part of the country, I wouldn't be surprised if some of those homes could be had for $250,000 or less.
No, they are not McMansions. You can tell that this neighborhood was built at one single time, rather than house by house. Also, a McMansion almost always refers to a tear down project of a smaller house, and they are generally larger.
good , less with uses primary energy better it is . if not the american houses look good and comfortable and big . so much place to park your cars and to play in the garden . in europe we have less area , and walls all around the houses in the cities , even in the countryside ,at least fencing ,enclosures . but in usa the garden is free .it s more beautifull and nice .
it is a suburban neighborhood. houses are cheaply made and can be built with in days. most of these houses will be found in a part of the us where there is alot of tornadoes, earthquakes, ect. like in california. thats why the makers spend the most time making the front than any part of the house. if a natural disaster were to happen another house could be built fast and cheaply.
+Jon Samuel American poverty is just a myth. America does not really have welfare like a lot of other countries and that is the reason there are people that are failures. In other countries people can be on welfare for life with no hope of escape. There will always be screw ups no matter what country you go to. Only other countries have a tendency to hide them out of the way. In Europe they segregate them into social housing and a lot of these people are working.
bighands69, that´s not true! I am from Germany and rich and poorer people live together. People do not need to live in social housing, the government pays for their housing if they are unemployed and those houses can be anywhere. What I understand from social housing here is that if you want to move into an apartment in certain buildings, you have to have less than 10,000 Euro a year and then you can move in. Since we are students, we were allowed to move in. It´s a very nice apartment in the middle of the city .. so it´s not like in a ghetto. I´ve seen way worse accomodation in the US and you still have to pay a lot of money, where I pay 300 dollars here and it´s beautiful
Don't believe it. There is a lot of poverty in the USA. Especially in rural areas and consisting of many single parents and children. Some people just like to pretend it's not here to justify there excessive lifestyle. When was the last time you gave to a church foodbank or homeless organization?
I'm going to go to the USA for an exchange program next year, and the student housings will be like this, so imagine one of those houses shared by some party loving students lmfao.
These PLACES ARE SOOO TYPICAL I mean you can see then in movies, tv , some games...these places are sol chilling is the true american place (i dont mean american isnt true so pls dont kill me)
Wooden framing and dry wall wont last long with water leakage and bugs. Most american suburbs are also completely car dependent. There's no public transportation at all. Some newer suburban neighborhoods dont even have sidewalks
+Dave C Wooden framing has been used since Medieval times and there are still wooden framed houses standing from that period. What makes you think that suburbs in other countries have better transport. Are you referring to European social developed housing and apartments.
Where are the shops? That’s so weird about the states, there is nothing like a pub or anything nearby. The houses are bigger, bur life there is super boring
These homes are made out of a timber frame (2x4 with a plywood sheathing) clad in vinyl siding and perhaps one side of some with a brick veneer (not the same as a real brick wall). Foundations are concrete, shutters are fake. At $450,000 average, these would either be affordable by a family with a joint income of about $120,000 a year, or a family trading up, having a larger down payment. In Northern Virginia with both parents working, this would classify as middle class, probably working for the US government. These would be close to "McMansions", a derogatory term for large homes on small lots.
+villagesteward Wood and fabrication is as good brick. The majority of brick houses in the UK are damp. In northern Europe house fabrication is very popular and proven. Germany is also big into fabrication.
These are middle class wealthy people. Meaning that if they own these, they may look rich but some families are struggling with houses like these because of too many fees. On my hometown. The rich and the wealthy would be away from these neighborhoods and away from the city but, if you're like port and so you still can't even afford houses like these. I wish my family could afford these :(
It depends on the area.. If it's like Los Angeles or New York, these houses are berserk high like 500-800 thousand dollars but in my hometown Kansas City, it's typically around the 200-250 thousand. Hope that helped ;)
I like very much typical american houses because they are huge, and the garden is open, have no frames. Here in Greece all’s people have frames and dogs because the afraid of thieves. I hope one day will come to USA. Love from Greece! 🇬🇷
this is how american suburbs turn into ghetto. when u put different types of people together. there should b a criteria for evry suburb next time...btw im asian
~1/3 of all Australians live in two cities. More than half the population lives in 5 cities. People like to live in cities because cities provide opportunity and a better quality of life in many cases. Even not in cities, like here in Noosa where things are often more expensive than the big 2.
So these houses are worth about $400,000 . A house like that in England would cost about 1,000,000
+Christian Plummer
I moved from a nice area in the UK to a nice area in the US and I can tell you the cost difference was massive. I would say it would cost more than a million to have a house like that in the UK. Remember these houses would be in very nice towns/cities in the US.
In the UK the majority of cities are dumps with a few exceptions.
Well these houses, they're big but that's about it, it's like comparing Ford Excursion SUV with Mercedes E class AMG...
depends on the location, in los angeles they would be around a million as well. but in some parts of the us - ie kansas - they can be as cheap as 250,000.
Christian Plummer and a house like that in Atlanta would cost $250,000
Depends where in the United States. In some parts of the country, a massive house like that could even be worth $200-250K.
When you can't relate because you live in the slums
Hahahahah talk for yourself mate I live in europe
Metes live in Europe ? Or Australia ?
@Freedom8530 wrong
By UK standards these houses are Huge. we don't have anything like this here. I love Americanisms
'McMansions' that's just spot on.! Some Europeans are anti-US. not all of us.. thanks for posting.We love America!
Geoff..UK
+bluedoris smith
If you live in the UK you should look to moving out of that hole. I done it over 20 years ago and it was the best decision I have every made.
In the right cities you can buy houses for 200,000 that will be like 500,000 to 700,000 in the UK. What you have to factor into this is the cities/towns that these houses are in.
America is full of small wealthy towns like Harrogate in north Yorkshire but the difference with the US towns is that houses can be had from 200,000 to 500,000 that would easily cost from 500,000 to 2,000,000 in Harrogate.
I wonder why British love Americans but hate Europeans, you're much closer to Europe don't You know.. I blame it on that rain, it makes your brains damp and mouldy :P
V8 Powerr There's not even that much rain in the UK and we have closer relations with US we are cousins
bighands69 I want to live in the states but can't find the right city with the right suburbs I want. I want to live in one of those suburbs with tree lined streets. Could you help?
Mattoafc 789 Atlanta would be your best bet. Upstate New York would have some too
I'm from England, UK. I love american style suburbs/housing, so big, clean and nice. especially the ones in California
Josh360
In California, a neighbourhood like this would probably look a little different (Spanish-styled, much nicer in my opinion), however, these homes would probably cost around $800,000 in the LA area, and even more in San Francisco. However, in Texas or Oklahoma or Kansas any state with a few fast-growing new cities these houses would be very affordible and typical. $200,000-$500,000 depending on the city and specific neighbourhood probably in Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, NW Arkansas, etc
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This is an upper middle class suburban home builder community most likely in the Eastern USA. Construction is of wood frame with brick veneer fronts, vinyl siding, asphalt roofing, mid to lower grade vinyl or aluminum windows, and builder stock interior finishes. Large spaces are favorable over quality materials. This is typical construction of the pre-housing crash of the last decade. This type of community, while still popular with older Americans, or those with children, is not as popular with younger professionals where the trend is moving towards urban condo units or smaller homes in or closer to urban areas.
Michael Cason ha your joking right? Upper middle classmen would have homes that range from $500 thousand to around $900 thousand
Speak for yourself. I’m a Millennial who prefers the suburbs. Also, most 20 somethings can’t afford houses like this. Then they get 10 years into their career, have a family, and move to a house like these.
Guessing they were built around 1998-2003 right?
With 'not popular' you mean 'can't afford', right? Because everybody dreams of a nice house in the suburbs. If you still live in an urban condo at the age of 40, you did something wrong.
Michael Cason suburban neighborhoods are in every city in every state of America. They’re made for the good citizens who are responsible and make enough money to live in them.
I love how you can find just about anything on UA-cam :)
I always find the treelessness of new neighborhoods like this creepy.
What I find creepy is there are too many jealous people out there.
They grow.
I think they have a lot of trees. At least compared to where I live. I would like e to live in a place like this. So green and the tread are tall
@@bighands69 jealous? lmao! These houses can go for 400k and below. No one is jealous of those houses.
@@nutlover3609
Stop pretending people are not jealous of those houses.
What is strange is that you thought I was directly talking about you.
so beaitiful
United states, Best place of the world
No, there's where you're wrong.
Clearly you never been inside an American home. Well insulated, sturdy wood framing, nice shatterproof glass windows, central air conditioner/heating, spacious garage, big bbq backyard.
i'd say these houses are far larger than "typical". misrepresentation!
No misrepresentation here my friend! The majority of Americans are middle class, and these homes are DEFINITELY middle class! If you think these houses are large, you should see what the RICH people live like!
They are large middle class homes and if everybody pushed them self they could own one of these.
There are middle class people with smaller properties but they would still be ample properties.
Why are there only windows at the front of the houses? The sides of them don't have any windows at all!
EU Please... WAKE UP ! ! !
BigJooe they don’t have enough space
america is huge and has alot of plains. europe doesnt have that atleast i dont think it does.
You mean, US wake up? Here in the netherlands at least, we value community, pedestrians, cyclists, and many kinds of ammenities like schools, stores, social meeting places that are perfectly accessible by foot or bicycle. Most importantly, we value an active and social life for kids. In this video, kids seem locked up in their homes because they need a car to go anywhere or cross a street where cars drive speeds like 45 mph.
i5 4670k Someone’s jealous.
poor russian civilian population will never have a home like this
It's a different culture and way of life.... A small apartment in Moscow most likely costs more than these
well, our house looks a bit like this but surrounded by dead leaves.
Well that’s communism for ya
Vladimir Romanov haha gotta love russians
Beach Baller u a wrong)
Actually Americans living in places like this do not get dirty shoes. They get into their car from a paved parking lot or covered garage, drive home and park inside their garage. When they mow the lawn they never touch dirt (or mow when it is raining). In fact, they don't do a lot of walking at all.
I agree. I do jogging often and I think the suburbs are the best for do it
Yes we Americans actually walk ever so slightly above the surface of the earth so never get our shoes dirty. It is learned at birth.
Who cares it is just a generic suburb division
That's why they're F.A.T.
Lol rich people are not fat interesting theory
A full year of payment on a apartment in L. A would cost more than these
00:28 That white S2000 though.
So planned and beautiful
I love that country. Just perfect.next two years. I am coming USA
We welcome you. Hopefully, you do come.
so did you come? good luck now, we have a very xenophobic leader.
Beautiful country minus the damn crime and gun violence
Come legally, we'll be happy...:)
Haydar Sayar are yo here know
Here in my country you could only find those houses in quaint subdivisions for rich people. Here in Philippines if you live in the suburbs, your house might probably be near highways and chaotic streets. We dont have that kind of suburbs here where green and wide lawns and peaceful backyard, thats what I envy about the U.S: their suburbs and perfectly designed urban planning. Here in Philippines almost everything is expensive thats why we dont have much that kind of houses here.
OMG The houses in America are so nice... unlike the England houses which look like some old vicorian shit!
Such nice homes would like to live there
Gabber but in India there are only apartments :-(
Me to
omg those houses are hugeeee dang son..the space taken by 1 american house can fit 5 houses in my country...houses here have high fence..no driveway just a small garage enough to fit in 1 car..no backyard..no lawn..
growing in the suburbs sucks. nothing within walking distance so we just stay in all day.
The US national average home size is 2,600 Sq ft. (242 m²) The US has the world's largest homes on average. Australia was no.1 until recently. But it is now supposedly a very close 2nd. Then Canada is no.3, with the rest of the world averaging home sizes considerably smaller than Canada.
actually Australia passed out the US, with American homes after the recession becoming 201m and Australian homes 214
+Yougo Glencoco The average American home is 2,600 Sq ft. And was even in the news recently about the US having the biggest homes.
money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/real_estate/american-home-size/
At 2,598 Sq ft that makes the American home 241 Sq meters. As of a 2013 census.
And it grew again in 2014 to just shy of 2,700 Sq ft. And the Median average is 2,500 Sq ft.
www.aei.org/publication/todays-new-homes-are-1000-square-feet-larger-than-in-1973-and-living-space-per-person-has-doubled-over-last-41-years/
Both Australia and the US have been in near statistical ties for home size for years. With the rest of the world behind us. But the US reigns supreme compared to Australia when it comes down to sherr infrastructure size. ^_~
But then again the US has a bigger population to serve as well without any space limitations to build it.
:D
Yes American homes are trending smaller. Young professionals trending smaller units closer to urban centers or slightly smaller (than in last decade) detached houses closer to urban centers or developed areas.
Actually size has leveled off and recent trends (talking northern Virginia) show sales increasing for smaller size urban developments over larger size suburban units.
+Michael Cason Yeah. OK I see what your saying. But on a national level the average home is still growing and hit a new record size of 2,500 Sq ft. (Median average) The mean was roughly 2,700 Sq ft.
But yes in some places homes have averaged smaller. By me there getting bigger. But a 1 hour drive from me homes (very slowly I might add are trending smaller with more folks moving to the city. However some of those high rises have now become bigger them selves as more luxurious accommodations have become more popular.
So it all depends.
are the houses enough insulated ? with windows double glass ? heat system efficient with heat pump ? may be solar panel ?
in europe we have houses low consumption for the energy . it s the norm B B C Batiment Basse Consommation . and we 'll have soon houses passiv who product more energy than it uses .
Looks like Dawn of the Dead remake was filmed there..
Olli Woods dawn of the dead was filmed at universal studios. They just recreate the available land or the already built town and made it look like the one in the movie
This seems more Eastern-US like, because the houses aren't quite as new. idk. Looking at Dallas, and most cities within the Middle/West of the USA, the houses tend to be more brick/stone, and not so tall. More spread out? idk
Yes, land is cheaper = bigger lots, single level houses, etc.
Amazing!
São casas belas de fato!
Beautiful houses!
The thing that really confuses me is there is no fences giving privacy to the houses?
Are these mansions? They look like it. Some of the houses look bigger than my house, I live in a 2 storey house. Immaculate landscaping, the grass looks so green there.
actually, I live in an area where the cost of living is fairly low, so my previous cost estimate probably was low... these homes are probably more expensive than I estimated
For people wondering, this is typical housing for upper-middle class in America. Of course it depends where you live. I live in the Dallas suburbs and homes like these can be affordable even if you are just middle class.
Hehe i live in this homes in Virginia
I always thought the average suburban house looked nicer than those here in the British aisles. They have so much more space, and they are nowhere near as bleak as your average housing estate here.
Bleakness I agree entirely, but size not at all. I don't need any of that size to be happy or for any other reason. Smaller houses are perfectly fine as well.
Thank youuuuu💛 I'm pretty sure this was so akward to film. Thank you!
such a fuckin nice place to live
i wish i could live at a place like that... from Romania
They look so weak for hurricane.
All houses can be weak in a hurricane if it happens at the wrong time.
I think I'll join you with that idea, it looks brilliant to live like that. I feel extremely ignorant by saying this but do they do all that christmasy traditions like in films? :L
Lovely houses
Where was this video taken? I noticed there are no fences. Perhaps midwest? I'm afraid this is NOT typical. The average American does not have a home like that. Those homes would be in the upper-middle class range.
Somewhere in Virginia
Actually, Americans don't "like" such homes; developers make more money building them, and there are vast forests of timber to harvest. Once the rules get set, the systems follow.
Have a look at villagetowns (dot) net to see an alternative approach for American housing.
In California a 900 square foot 2 bed 2 bath appartmeny in a somewhat decent area of the suburbs costs 1600 a month
Typical asking price in 2014 for one of these houses is $425,000 (see www.zillow.com/homedetails/35572-Lee-Dr-Round-Hill-VA-20141/68460071_zpid/). Usually the family buying such a house would be trading up, so they will have a larger down payment. Collectively the husband and wife would need to pay about $2,000 a month in mortgage, tax and HOA fees. If they rented, that is what they would pay in rent, but would build no equity. That would make the family middle class, with a collective income of about $100-125,000 a year.
The Typical owner is described by Zillow as: Rat Racers
-Dual-income suburban families.
These married couples with children lead very busy lives, with most bringing in two paychecks per household. Education level varies from high school to college.
So, no they are not millionaires. They are families carrying high debt and entirely dependent on their jobs to live there. Their house is bigger (McMansion) on a small lot made of cheap materials, lacking any distinctive character and highly vulnerable to the cost of commuting (i.e. when gas prices rise.)
To quote Zillow: The median home value in Round Hill is $435,300. Round Hill home values have gone up 11.0% over the past year and Zillow predicts they will rise 2.1% within the next year. The median list price per square foot in Round Hill is $191, which is lower than theWashington Metro average of $212. The median price of homes currently listed in Round Hill is $529,000 while the median price of homes that sold is $355,000. The median rent price in Round Hill is $2,200, which is higher than the Washington Metromedian of $1,899.
villagesteward 450,000 your kidding where I live these houses would only be 200,000-300,000 they are only like 2500 sqft and they are ugly too they aren't even the nice McMansions
shit, houses are that cheap in the US?
In Switzerland we pay around 1mio+ CHF (about 1mio+ USD) for a house like this. But I have to admit that our houses are not made of wood and do have a strong basement.
Joe I was born in canada, live in USA now. Yes houses here are very cheap compared to most other countries. Americans live in castles and don't even realize it. I mean, many houses are smaller than in this video. But houses like this aren't that expensive
I’m half American and half British but I speak American my house looks something like that but smaller
In answer to imthecoffee: Wikipedia: In American suburban communities, McMansion is a pejorative for a type of large, new luxury house which is judged to be oversized for the parcel or incongruous for its neighborhood. Alternatively, a McMansion can be a large, new house in a subdivision of similarly large houses, which all seem mass-produced and lacking in distinguishing characteristics, as well as appearing at odds with the traditional local architecture.[1]
Those facades gives a nice impression. But it feels very plastic and fake considering only the front of the building looks good.
Suburban, WTF!? Not even the richest of Brazil has this kind of home!
Chemistry Atomistic what do you expect from a third world country of yours. your government needs to taste some hi 5.
Chemistry Atomistic same with India
Have u been in a wealthy burb on Brazil? Houses are much nicer than those,they're not just bigger,but they're better made.
Thank god i live in europe
Lol such a house would cost 800.000 to a million in the netherlands. Also a programming job here brings 50k a year, in the US 100k minimum. Makes me consider moving there
i lived in a city apartment all my life i feel like a fucking rat
Of course the USA flag is outside the house
I live in Canada and these houses would go for 2 million+. Second largest country and we have a housing crisis.
It looks like a movie. ❤❤❤
Those houses are very big but also very tacky with fake wood effect vinyl siding, only thing missing is equally tacky cadillac escalade with 20" chrome wheels parked on the driveway...
V8 Powerr haha, you sound jealous. America is by far the best place this planet has ever seen. Not even close.
i know everyone says how big they are but in my opinion, can be boring if you are in a town without nothing to do ,it is more like farm i think europ is more more fun.even when in europ people live in small houses and apartments. in Europe you take a plane and in 1 hour you are in a diferent country , you can experience different cultures .history ,food but if you are in the usa
take a plane and in 8 h you are still in usa ,wooden houses ,big houses booooooring nothing to do too new , dificult to smell culture and history
even living there i think people can be more superficial and materialistic.but thats just my opinion not offence
mikey garcia bro take an 8 hr flight and u r in the ghettos of the U.S, ik cause im American, we have the ghettos, the exotic houses, the big rich mansions, typical suburbs, boring apartments, normal small houses etc
mikey garcia america is DIVERSE AS FUCK i have friends from Russia,india,brazil,england, etc everyone is here
These suburbs are usually on the outskirts of a big city. Get in the car and drive 15 minutes. Problem solved.
trust me america is WAY more diverse and has different cultures for example the culture in Texas is not the same from New York and New York isn’t the same from LA or Hollywood . We have ALOT of MAJOR cities and different terrains we have deserts beaches , mountains , and forests LITERALLY everything is in the USA its so big and vast it varies from where you go ! just from my point of view people in the us don’t seem to care about europe and usually just shrug it off and or laugh about how small and dirty it is but i actually like europe its beautiful especially france and the uk 🇬🇧 love from the USA 🇺🇸❤️
this is amazing
Every house is so big lol
if these house uses electric heat with coal plant it s a waste of energy and very bad for the co2
How much would one of these houses cost?
Depends where it is located.
In Georgia these houses would be 250,000-300,000$ but in LA or San jose this would 900,000-1,200,000$
300k-500k. Depends on the area. In Canada those houses would go for 1+ million
Ugh I hate seeing the exposed vinyl siding on these homes makes them look cheap. American suburbs for the most part are very nice I live in a very good one. But is burb is typical middle class .3 acre lots.
Oh America...
Depending on where one lives, houses like these are easily attainable for the average middle class family. If this is in a less expensive part of the country, I wouldn't be surprised if some of those homes could be had for $250,000 or less.
That's actually quite depressing >.>
Love the suburbs this one is open and un gated, sort of tract looks like lots of McMansions but nice, the burb I live in has script zoning
These houses are so close together!
No, they are not McMansions. You can tell that this neighborhood was built at one single time, rather than house by house. Also, a McMansion almost always refers to a tear down project of a smaller house, and they are generally larger.
good , less with uses primary energy better it is . if not the american houses look good and comfortable and big . so much place to park your cars and to play in the garden . in europe we have less area , and walls all around the houses in the cities , even in the countryside ,at least fencing ,enclosures . but in usa the garden is free .it s more beautifull and nice .
it is a suburban neighborhood. houses are cheaply made and can be built with in days. most of these houses will be found in a part of the us where there is alot of tornadoes, earthquakes, ect. like in california. thats why the makers spend the most time making the front than any part of the house. if a natural disaster were to happen another house could be built fast and cheaply.
This is typical? In india there ain't anything like this!
Dragon Empire225 no
Yeah because india is different, countries of Asia have diffrent houses design and streets compared to USA and Europe
HOW ARE THESE HOUSES SO BIG
America has the space to build them big
The bigger the house the awkward the owner's personality is.
I came here after watching a video about poverty in American suburbs. If this is poverty then i don't even know what people are facing in my country.
+Jon Samuel
American poverty is just a myth.
America does not really have welfare like a lot of other countries and that is the reason there are people that are failures. In other countries people can be on welfare for life with no hope of escape.
There will always be screw ups no matter what country you go to. Only other countries have a tendency to hide them out of the way. In Europe they segregate them into social housing and a lot of these people are working.
bighands69, that´s not true! I am from Germany and rich and poorer people live together. People do not need to live in social housing, the government pays for their housing if they are unemployed and those houses can be anywhere. What I understand from social housing here is that if you want to move into an apartment in certain buildings, you have to have less than 10,000 Euro a year and then you can move in. Since we are students, we were allowed to move in. It´s a very nice apartment in the middle of the city .. so it´s not like in a ghetto. I´ve seen way worse accomodation in the US and you still have to pay a lot of money, where I pay 300 dollars here and it´s beautiful
Don't believe it. There is a lot of poverty in the USA. Especially in rural areas and consisting of many single parents and children. Some people just like to pretend it's not here to justify there excessive lifestyle. When was the last time you gave to a church foodbank or homeless organization?
I'm going to go to the USA for an exchange program next year, and the student housings will be like this, so imagine one of those houses shared by some party loving students lmfao.
I always thought the average american home was like 3 bedroom 2 bath....
It is.
These PLACES ARE SOOO TYPICAL I mean you can see then in movies, tv , some games...these places are sol chilling is the true american place (i dont mean american isnt true so pls dont kill me)
This looks like the neighborhood where the woman woke up to a zombie apocalypse in Dawn of the Dead.
this is in virginia right?
Why all the houses are very separated from each other and from the road?
Space...
Wooden framing and dry wall wont last long with water leakage and bugs. Most american suburbs are also completely car dependent. There's no public transportation at all. Some newer suburban neighborhoods dont even have sidewalks
+Dave C
Wooden framing has been used since Medieval times and there are still wooden framed houses standing from that period.
What makes you think that suburbs in other countries have better transport. Are you referring to European social developed housing and apartments.
Most people who live in the suburbs prefer to own cars, and wouldn’t take public transportation.
Where are the shops? That’s so weird about the states, there is nothing like a pub or anything nearby. The houses are bigger, bur life there is super boring
It's usually a short drive to the shopping center.
Apparently...the suburbs in the states look like housing projects in Canada..atleast that's what americans say...
Why do none of them have a garden
nooo, that is why. I built houses like these for 5 years
I'm curious about this, thanks.
Looks so much bigger and cleaner than Canadian suburbs.
Brendan Alimony depends where. In Ottawa, in the west and south end, most suburbs are like this.
Thought Canada is very similar
there is no fences......
mummytime101 they're rich enough to build their own fences
These homes are made out of a timber frame (2x4 with a plywood sheathing) clad in vinyl siding and perhaps one side of some with a brick veneer (not the same as a real brick wall). Foundations are concrete, shutters are fake. At $450,000 average, these would either be affordable by a family with a joint income of about $120,000 a year, or a family trading up, having a larger down payment. In Northern Virginia with both parents working, this would classify as middle class, probably working for the US government. These would be close to "McMansions", a derogatory term for large homes on small lots.
+villagesteward
Wood and fabrication is as good brick. The majority of brick houses in the UK are damp. In northern Europe house fabrication is very popular and proven. Germany is also big into fabrication.
+villagesteward I guess is the same material of Scandinavia's houses.
the UK build the smallest houses in europe
villagesteward how would these be 450,000 I live in the suburbs outside of a large city and a house that size would only be like 250,000
not pedestrian friendly. so... what's the point of it if houses is all you get. we need parks, stores, businesses. pretty, but empty looking.
No fences?
Typical houses?! They are all huge! Are these people all millionaires?
These are middle class wealthy people. Meaning that if they own these, they may look rich but some families are struggling with houses like these because of too many fees. On my hometown. The rich and the wealthy would be away from these neighborhoods and away from the city but, if you're like port and so you still can't even afford houses like these. I wish my family could afford these :(
+Elijah Vang Thanks for answering my comment! Can you tell how much these houses normally cost?
It depends on the area.. If it's like Los Angeles or New York, these houses are berserk high like 500-800 thousand dollars but in my hometown Kansas City, it's typically around the 200-250 thousand. Hope that helped ;)
Elijah Vang Thank you! :)
No problem!! 😃
amazing. always wanted to live the american dream!
I like very much typical american houses because they are huge, and the garden is open, have no frames. Here in Greece all’s people have frames and dogs because the afraid of thieves. I hope one day will come to USA. Love from Greece! 🇬🇷
Are you talking bars on the windows? Yes, some U.S. homes have them, some also have shutters that cover the whole window.
Im bout to move to suburbs like this and I’m kinda nervous
these people don't know how to secure their property, their houses are out in the open lol
Most of these people probably have guns it’s the US remember?
this is how american suburbs turn into ghetto. when u put different types of people together. there should b a criteria for evry suburb next time...btw im asian
haha meanwhile in Australia something like this is closer to 1.5mil
~1/3 of all Australians live in two cities. More than half the population lives in 5 cities. People like to live in cities because cities provide opportunity and a better quality of life in many cases. Even not in cities, like here in Noosa where things are often more expensive than the big 2.
like damn, here in the netherlands only the rich people live in houses like this XD I would be happy if I had a house like this :)
Victorian housing looks nice too
TOO MUCH YARDS
this is not typical
Yes it is or atleast where I live
It is where I live, Illinois. In a majority of our suburbs our houses are just as great as these.
IAmKidPain wow lucky you.. I live in Greece and our neighborhoods don't look so great. American houses remind me of doll houses.
That's true but Illinois has like a 2.8% property tax, which is ridiculous...
It's typical. In my area, every single newer subdivision looks like this. The homes aren't expensive either. They range from around $230,000-$360,000
Who cleans this?